frontier
The part of a country which borders or faces another country or unsettled region.
Noun 2 meanings
The part of a country which borders or faces another country or unsettled region.
“the frontier of civilization”
The most advanced or recent version of something; the leading edge.
“Near-synonyms: vanguard, state of the art”
Verb 1 meaning
To live as pioneers on frontier territory.
Etymology
From Middle English frounter, from Old French fronter (whence Modern French frontière), from front.
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FRONTIER at a glance
FRONTIER has 8 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (F 4 + R 1 + O 1 + N 1 + T 1 + I 1 + E 1 + R 1) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,334 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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